Weekly note

Portugal in February

4 of the 4 destinations in Portugal are in season in February: 1 a sweet spot, 2 good, 1 ok.

February is a sweet spot at 1 of these 4 places: Lisbon.

Ranked for February

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Lisbon sweet spot 16° cool 6d £123 16C max, 6 rainy days
2 Madeira good 18° 6d — 18C max, 6 rainy days
3 Porto good 15° cool 10d — 15C max, 10 rainy days
4 The Azores ok 16° cool 13d — 16C max, 13 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for February departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for February departures.

Other months for Portugal

February elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Portugal as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.